Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
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| Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? | |
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| Directed by | Ashwni Dhir |
| Screenplay by | Tushar Hiranandani Robin Bhatt |
| Story by | Ashwni Dhir |
| Produced by | Amita Pathak |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Paresh Rawal Konkona Sen Sharma |
| Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Wide Frame Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹150 million (US$1.8 million) |
| Box office | ₹960 million (US$12 million)[1] |
Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (Dear Guest, When Will You Leave) is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir, and it was produced by Amita Pathak. The film stars Ajay Devgan, Paresh Rawal and Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead roles. It was released on 5 March 2010.The film was an Super Hit grosser and made nearly double of its budget (150 million) at the box office. It received numeorous nominations at award ceremonies.[2] The film was declared Super Hit at Indian boxoffice.
Plot
Chastised by their son, Aayush's Hindi school-teacher for not conversing in one of the national languages, as well as ignoring the relevance of the word 'Atithi', Mumbai-based Bollywood writer, Puneet (Ajay Devgn), and his wife, Munmun (Konkona Sen Sharma), go out of their way to welcome an hitherto unknown paternal uncle, Lambodar (Paresh Rawal), from Gorakhpur. Hoping that he will depart soon, the couple find their lives turned upside when he not only refuses to leave but interferes with their professional and personal lives – so much so that Puneet gets fired from his movie project 'Pachaas', and Munmun almost loses her job. The loaded with mayhem ways they try to get Lambodar out of their house leads to hilarious results!The climax of the story is that when Lambodhar decides to go back to his village Pappu(his original nephew whom he had mistaken as Ajay Devgn) comes and invites him over.The confusion was that Puneet was living in A wing and Pappu was in the B wing of the apartment.
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Punit Bajpai
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Munmun Bajpai
- Paresh Rawal as Lambodar Chacha
- Satish Kaushik as Ranjeet Taneja
- Sanjai Mishra as Building Watchman
- Akhilendra Mishra as Suleman Bhai
- Viju Khote as Kaalia
- Mukesh Tiwari as Inspector
- Rohitash Gaud as Niranjan Tripathi
- Hrishikesh Joshi as Pappu
Production
The film was shot at Yashraj Studios, Filmistan, Film City and other locations in Mumbai.[3]
Reception
Critical
The film received average to good ratings from the critics. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated it 3.5 out of 5, and claimed that the film was "fun" and "frolic" for all. Komal Nahta gave it 3/5 and explained how it should be acclaimed for its family love, and the great message at the end.
Box office
Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge had an "average" opening at the box office, and took about a 30–40% opening, which is a typical trend for films in the family comedy/drama genre. The collections picked up through good word of mouth and sustained well at the box office for eight weeks despite competition from other films and IPL cricket tournament held during the same time. The film worked well with family audiences but did not find a large youth audience. The film did a domestic gross of ₹ 390 million.[4] It was declared an average grosser by Box Office India.
Music
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The songs featured in the movie are composed by Amit Mishra and Pritam Chakraborty while the lyrics are by Irshad Kamil. The film score was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury. The soundtrack was released on 20 February 2010.[3][5] "Aaja Aaja" and its remix are composed by Pritam while the rest were by Amit Mishra
| Track | Singer(s) | Composer |
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| "Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge" | Amit Mishra | Amit Mishra |
| "Jyoti Jalaile" | Sukhwinder Singh | Amit Mishra |
| "Aaja Aaja" | Raghuvir Yadav, Ajay Jhingran & Rajneesh | Pritam Chakraborty |
| "Dohe" | Amit Mishra | Amit Mishra |
| "Sukhakarta" | Amit Mishra | Amit Mishra |
| "Aaja Aaja (remix)" | Raghuvir Yadav, Ajay Jhingran & Rajneesh | Pritam Chakraborty |
Adaptation
The film is based on short story 'Tum kab jaoge,Athithi?' by Sharad Joshi, famous satirist of Hindi, whose stories are being aired on SAB TV's Lapataganj, series directed by Ashwini Dhir, The Director of the film. The film is a hilarious version of Agantuk (Written and Directed by Satyajit Ray).
Recently the famous author and cartoonist of India, Abid Surti has sued makers of Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge claiming that story is directly lifted from his Gujarati novel Bauter Varas No Babo published in 1976, which was later translated in Hindi as Bahatar Saal Ka Baccha. He has filed a case with The Film Writers Association (FWA) and has demanded Rs 11.5 million as compensation, the case is still pending judgment.[6][7][8]
Awards and nominations
- Won: Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role – Paresh Rawal
- Nominated: Best Comedian – Paresh Rawal[9]
References
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA==
- ^ Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge Warner Bros. Second Hindi Movie
- ^ a b "Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge: First Look". Indiatimes.com. 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Box Office 2010". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Atithi Tum kab Jaoge's music launch". The Times of India. 28 February 2010.
- ^ Writer Aabid Surti sues makers of Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge
- ^ The writer-director of Atithi has completely lifted my novel! This is also the view of my 17 readers from different parts of India who informed me on phone.
- ^ Similarities between Surti’s novel and the film.
- ^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 January 2011.